Italian smoking chair



Sept. 8, 1931.

P. P. AIELLO 1,822,638

Patented Sept. 8, .1931

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PETER PAUL AIELLO, OF SHOREWOOD, WISCONSIN ITALIAN SMOKING CHAIR Application filed September 6, 1928. Seria1 No. 304,319s}-.

provide a form of chair which may be con 5; structed from a minimum number of parts, which will be comfortable and durable, and which will hold various articles at the sides of the chair and underneath the seat, in positions where they can be conveniently reached and easily selected by the occupant of the chair without changing his position therein.

A further object of my invention is to provide a chair in which the parts may be more securely held together than chairs heretofore constructed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved chair.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, with the seat shown in section, exposing the mortised joints of.one of the rockers and one of the side arms.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in front elevation.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The seat of my improved chair comprises a slab of suitable material having a generally rectangular central portion 1 and beveled ends portions 2 and 3 forming triangular extensions at each side of the central or seat portion 1. These extensions are provided with sockets such as the sockets 4, 5 and 6, and these sockets may extend entirely through the slab or only partially therethrough, as desired. In the construction shown, the sockets 5 extend entirely through the slab, and the sockets 4 and 6 extend only partially ther-ethrough. Their purpose is to receive and retain various articles such, for example, as cigar containers, receptacles for liquid refreshments, drinking glasses, etc. Each of which articles will be held in position by anchorage in the sockets so that they will not be dislodged during the rocking of the chair or other movement thereof.

By providing the sockets 4;, 5 and 6, I avoid the necessity of providing pockets or other receptacles such as are commonly used at the sides of chairs, and within which articles become promiscuously mingled and frequently damaged or broken. By providmg anchorage sockets in a flat shelf at the side of a chair, each article can be readily distinguished by touch from all the other articles supported on the same shelf.

By having each shelf 2 in a generally triangular form, I am also able to support the aforesaid articles in a more convenient position for grasping and removing them than would otherwise be the case. The convergent front and rear margms of the extension minimize the danger of these extensions causing I injury to persons at the sides of the chair.

The back 7 of the chair is formed integrally with the side arms 8, the single slab of which these parts are composed being steamed and bent into the desired shape.

into the slab 1 and secured tierein as best I shown in Figure 2.

Each rocker 12 is preferably formed of similar material and provided with tongues 13 which are mortised into the underside of the slab 1 as also shown in Figure 2. The 3 rockers 12 are also connected with each other underneath the seat 1 by a shelf 15 which is mortised into the rockers as indicated at 16 in Figure 3. This shelf not only serves as a brace for the rockers, but it provides a support for magazines, newspapers, etc., immediately underneath the seat.

I claim:

1. A chair comprising a seat slab, a curved back having integral extensions adapted to serve as arm rests, said back and arm rests being mortised to the seat slab, a pair of rockers mortised to the under side of the seat slab, and a shelf connecting said rockers with each other underneath the seat slab, said seat slab having end extensions beyond the arm rests adapted to serve as shelves.

2. A chair having a seat slab provided with a back and arm rests secured to its upper surface, and a set of rockers secured to its I Preferably this slab is composed of strips of veneer lower surface substantially underneath the arm rests, the seat slab extending laterally at each side beyond the rockers and arm rests and provided in extended portions With article receiving and retaining sockets.

3. A chair having a seat slab provided with a back and arm rests secured to its upper surface, and a set of rockers secured to itslower surface substantially underneath the arm rests, the seat slab extending laterally at each side beyond the rockers and arm rests and provided in extended portions with article receiving and retaining sockets, said extensions having convergent front and rear margins.

PETER PAUL AIELLO. 

